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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Tolerance Poster Show in Agrigento, Sicily is opening today, December 5th, in the Piazza Pirro Marconi. The installation will consist of four monumental banners containing 256 square meters of Tolerance Posters. #Cizerouno #Agrigento #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #tolerance #posters

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Recently, I acquired this slightly beaten-up and folded page from the comics “Mary Perkins, On Stage” by Leonard Starr from 1975. This is not his most exciting composition of the page, but his brushstrokes are exquisite. tinyurl.com/ynht33fw #MaryPerkins #OnStage #LeonardStarr #comic

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I am pleased to share with you this episode of the 2023 documentary television show ”Modern Times” authored by Dubravko Merlić. This is the sixth episode, dedicated to design in the 1980s in Croatia. tinyurl.com/3b23tpjs #ModernaVremena #ModernTimes #DubravkoMerlić #Croatia #documentary

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

I am pleased to share with you my Cyrillic poster design for the play by Branislav Nušić, "The People's Deputy” (The Member of Parliament) at the JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater in Belgrade, Serbia. More here: www.behance.net/MirkoIlic #JDP #posterdesign #poster #BranislavNušić #Parliament #corruption

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

For all those who did not have the opportunity to see the exhibition, we will guide you in detail through exhibition at MMSU Rijeka. The authors of the exhibition, Marko Golub and Sabina Salamon, talk about Mirko Ilić and time!'' #MMSURijeka #MarkoGolub #SabinaSalamon #exhibition #design #comic

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Dizajn TV / MIRKO ILIĆ: Time After Time After Time

YouTube video by HDD Hrvatsko dizajnersko društvo

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

My illustration for the online New York Times, “Mapping the Sense of What’s Going On Inside.” "Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders." tinyurl.com/3r9y65cv #NewYorkTimes #Science #Piezo

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

"Political History of Male Homosexuality in Socialist Yugoslavia" by Franko Dota. Published by Fraktura, Croatia. The illustration on the cover, I created for the article "Homo, homine, homić,” in Start magazine in 1980. tinyurl.com/2s4zw59r #homosexuality #socialist #Yugoslavia #FrankoDota

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Blast from the past. Florian Bachleda sent me this photo taken in 1994 of his farewell party from the Village Voice. The party was, at the iconic "7B Horseshoe Bar" aka "Vazacs", where many movies were shot. tinyurl.com/bdf8a56p #FlorianBachleda #VillageVoice #7BHorseshoeBar #Vazacs

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

My visual essay series "A.C. 2020“ has been published by Croatian comic publisher "Fibra". tinyurl.com/3ra3h6tt I originally created this series to express the anxiety and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. #AC2020 #comic #visualessay #COVID19 #Fibra #StevenHeller #MarkoGolub

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

’m pleased to let you know that on November 14th at 15:15, at the Interliber Fair, in Zagreb, Croatia, there will be a promotion event for my book “A.C. 2020.” The book is published by “Fibra” comic publishers from Croatia. #AC2020 #Fibra #book #promotion #comic #Interliber

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I am pleased to announce that my comic book "A.C. 2020" went on sale today. The book is published by "Fibra" comic publishers from Croatia. The book's foreword was written by Steven Heller and Marko Golub. tinyurl.com/mvwpyvzm #Fibra #AC2020 #StevenHeller #MarkoGolub #comicbook #comic #visualessay

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I am pleased to let you know that on November 1st, the Tolerance Poster Show opened at LUMINE Art Fair in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The show featured 31 physical Tolerance Posters.. More here: tinyurl.com/4nykkn3n #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #LUMINEGroup #NEWoMan #Tokyo #tolerance #posters

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I’m pleased to inform you that on November 13th, I will be holding a lecture “Recognitions and Purpose” at Algebra Bernays University in Zagreb. The lecture is open to the public. More here: tinyurl.com/38nkv574 #AlgebraBernaysUniversity #Zagreb #Croatia #lecture #recognition #purpose

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

A.C.2020. I originally created this series to express the anxiety and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over time, I also began to address my other anxieties and visual observations. More here: tinyurl.com/9vuucnfa #AC2020 #comic #visualessay #COVID19 #COVID #balloons #relationship

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

On October 31st, the Tolerance Poster Show opened at Beams Cultuart’s in-person store at Takanawa Gateway in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. More here: tolerance-project.org/shows/109958... #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #LUMINEGroup #NEWoMan #BeamsCultuart #TakanawaGateway #Tokyo #tolerance

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

On November 5th, 2025 the Tolerance Poster Show was hosted by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro's Arts & Design Department in celebration of Brazil's National Graphic Design Day. More here: tinyurl.com/yr8eykpv #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #RiodeJaneiro #tolerance

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I came across these pictures taken 20+ years ago. Milton had just received a sample of the cap with his Brooklyn Beer logo that he designed, and as he was showing off the cap, I was trying to teach him the West Coast/East Coast hand signs. I really miss him. #MiltonGlaser #BrooklynBeer

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

The newsletter from Amanda Shendruk examines the new series of posters released by the US Department of Labor promoting the recruitment of mostly white, male, skilled, blue-collar, American workers... using AI. tinyurl.com/2xaknuhh #USDepartmentofLabor #AmandaShendruk #NotShip #AI

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The Tolerance Poster Show, is opening tomorrow, Friday, October 31st at Beams Cultuart store in the NEWoMan Takanawa building in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. More info here: tinyurl.com/5w5tf9pf #BeamsCultuart #NEWoMan #Takanawa #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #tolerance #posters

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

On October 24th, the HDD - Croatian Designers Association Gallery opened the exhibition "DESIGN FOR THE &TD THEATRE 1964 – 1983: MIHAJLO ARSOVSKI, BORIS BUĆAN, ŽELJKO BORČIĆ & MIRKO ILIĆ“. tinyurl.com/4y2hd4p2 #HDD #ITDTheatre #MihajloArsovski #BorisBućan #MarkoGolub #DejanKršić

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Tomorrow, October 25th, will see the opening of Varcare la Frontiera_Tolleranza (Crossing the Border_Tolerance) in Trieste, Italy. The show is organized by Cizeruono, a cultural association in Trieste. #Cizeruono #Trieste #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #tolerance #posters

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

My poster design for the play "Hedda Gabler" by Henrik Ibsen for the JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade, Serbia got the Bronze Award at the Biennial Uruguay Cartel International Festival. More here: shorturl.at/BTdIM #JDP #YugoslavDramaTheater #HeddaGabler #UruguayPoster #poster #theater

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

On October 9th was the premiere of the play "The Picture of Dorian Gray" at the JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater in Belgrade, Serbia. More about my other posters here: www.behance.net/MirkoIlic #OscarWilde #ThePictureofDorianGray #JDP #YugoslavDramaTheater #theater #theaterposter #poster #illustration

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I am saddened to report that the Tolerance Poster by Levente Bendek on display in Belgrade, Serbia, has been defaced even further. Hateful messages and symbols now cover much of the original image. #Belgrade #Kalemegdan #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #tolerance #hatesymbols #vandalism

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

August 25, 2024, Tolerance Posters at a Festival in Zittau, Germany. Organized by the Democratic Upper Lusatia Alliance, the demonstrations preached tolerance in the face of right-wing extremism. Photo by Rafael Sampedro shorturl.at/2X5wa #Zittau #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #tolerance

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Croatian newspaper "Novi list", in yesterday’s supplement “Mediteran,” published an interview with me conducted by Edita Burburan. For those who cannot read Croatian, I was amazing. For those who can read Croatian, I’m really sorry for the nonsense I said. #Novilist #tolerance #MMSU #Rijeka

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Past Monday, September 29, I visited the University of Delaware to give a lecture titled Artist Talk: “Poster is Drama.” The talk was followed by a closing reception in the Taylor Hall Gallery. More here: shorturl.at/aBDFH #UniversityofDelaware #postershow #theaterposter #theater #posters #lecture

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

My poster design for the play "The Picture of Dorian Gray" at the JDP-Yugoslav Drama Theater in Belgrade, Serbia directed by Nataša Radulović. More here: shorturl.at/beTH0 #OscarWilde #ThePictureofDorianGray #JDP #YugoslavDramaTheater #theater #theatre #theaterposter #poster #design #illustration

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

A page from visual essay series, A.C.2020. I originally created this series to express the anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over time, within the same series began to address my other anxieties and visual observations. More here shorturl.at/IU0zL #AC2020 #comic #visualessay #COVID19 #COVID

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

On a lighter note, observing all the new trends out there, this is my proposal for a logo/label for a wine producer. #logo #label #winolabel #wino #marijuana

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Today, the School of Applied Arts and Design (ŠPUD) in Zagreb, is presenting itself at International Fair, Ambienta 2025. This is the first presentation of the logo I designed for my former high school. More here: shorturl.at/mTzY0 #ŠPUD #ArtSchool #AppliedArtSchool #Fair #logo #visualidentity

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I am pleased to announce that five Tolerance Posters are now permanently on display at the English Language Institute on the University of Delaware’s main campus. #EnglishLanguageInstitute #UniversityofDelaware #DU #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #tolerance #posters

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

It's my pleasure to share with you that on September 18th, 2025, a Tolerance Poster Show opened in Belgrade, Serbia, at Belgrade Fortress (Kalemegdan). More here: shorturl.at/TZQxB #UN #EU #CouncilofEurope #Belgrade #Kalemegdan #ColorPressGroup #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #tolerance

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

On September 17th, the Day of Sofia – the capital of Bulgaria – the heart of the city is filled with posters from the Tolerance Poster Show. More here: shorturl.at/l5xNK #StagePosterTriennial #DayofSofia #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #tolerance #posters #Sofia

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The Tolerance Poster Show opened on September 12th, 2025, on La Réunion, as part of France Design Week 2025. The show is installed at Carré Cathédrale in Saint-Denis. Photos by Yannick AH-HOT. #LaRéunion #AllianceRéunionDesign #FranceDesignWeek #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #tolerance

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The United Nations in Serbia and the Office of the Council of Europe in Belgrade are pleased to invite you to the opening of the Tolerance Poster Show in Belgrade, Serbia, on September 18th, at 12:00 p.m. at Sava Promenade. #UnitedNationsinSerbia #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #tolerance

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

On September 8th, one of the most prominent Swiss graphic designers, Niklaus Troxler, decided to display his Tolerance poster on the streets of his hometown, Willisau, Switzerland. More here: tolerance-project.org #NiklausTroxler #Willisau #TolerancePosterShow #ToleranceProject #tolerance

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Some of the spreads from the 112-page catalogue of my exhibition “Time after Time after Time”, opening at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka MMSU, Croatia, on Thursday, September 11th. PDF of the catalogue: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wgxoi... #MMSU #MuseumofModernandContemporaryArt

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

In 1990, Nicky Lindeman and I designed and illustrated the book cover for "Steppenwolf". I reverse image searched the cover to my surprise, I came across hundreds of products from various vendors using the image of the cover. More here: shorturl.at/mRPLR #Steppenwolf #HermannHesse #NickyLindeman

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

A photos and video I just received from my exhibition Mirko Ilić: Poster is Drama. The exhibition is at Taylor Hall Gallery, University of Delaware. A video of the exhibition: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8e4... #UniversityofDelaware #TaylorHallGallery #postershow #theaterposter #theater #posters

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

As a present from my friend, I received this beautiful painting by Brad Holland. He was probably the most influential American illustrator after the WWII. Brad Holland was my friend. I miss him a lot. shorturl.at/9Eb3K #BradHolland #JonathanTwingley #ToleranceProject #tolerance #posters

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

On Thursday, September 11th, at 8 p.m., my exhibition "Time after Time after Time" will open at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMSU) in Rijeka, Croatia. shorturl.at/e5ctP #MMSU #MuseumofModernandContemporaryArt #Rijeka #modernart #contemporaryart

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

"Since turning 75 in July, I’ve been unable to coherently write about the burnout that I began to experience on my birthday. I became so frustrated by this utter failure to express myself through words that I flirted with using the seductive temptress ChatGPT." shorturl.at/hxfV7 #StevenHeller

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The Daily Heller: Prompts for Burnout – PRINT Magazine

How would you define burnout?

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Mirko Ilic @mirkoilic.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

A new page from my visual essays, A.C.2020. I originally created this series to express the anxiety and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over time, I also began to address my other anxieties and visual observations. More here: shorturl.at/rwJoq #AC2020 #comic #visualessay #COVID19

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